City Harvest Church KL Blog

Dear Church,

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

I want to take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy and blessed Chinese New Year once again. Today is the 8th day of the celebration and I am sure all of us are still in a celebration mood. :) So, while you enjoy all the good food that your family has prepared for you, do remember to spend quality time with them too. As children, the best that we can do for our mom and dad is to treasure and appreciate them. And I want us to genuinely show them how much we care and love them. As Asians, and especially Chinese, we sometimes find it quite hard to express our love to our parents. But that should not stop us from doing what is right. On the other hand, I also know that the change is not going to happen overnight. So, why don't we start somewhere? Why don't we change a little bit first this time round? I am sure our parents will appreciate that. Friends, we do not have our parents with us all the time. Hence, let's show them that we care while they are still around. Chinese has a saying that goes like this, 'It is better to honor our parents with small gifts while they are alive than giving them a big gift after they are gone.' I believe when God teaches us to honor Him, He wants us to do the same for our parents, if not more. Church, let us be an honoring generation. Amen!

And now that the Chinese New Year holidays are coming to an end, I want to ask us to re-focus our priorities and begin to run with greater zeal for the things of the LORD for this year. Let us commit ourselves to be more consistent in our daily devotion, relationship, ministry and at our workplace. As believers, we are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. So, we need to be impacting lives all the time. We cannot be a half-hearted Christian. Neither can we be a submarine believer who only emerges on weekends. If we truly want to live our life to the fullest and shine for Jesus, then we ought to be ready in season and out of season. That way, we will please the heart of God and bring His name praise.

Church, I am very excited for 2010. I know God has a lot prepared for us. So, let's get ready to RUN! RUN! RUN!

Yours for revival,

KEV